The Bridge Café on Buffaloe Road at First Alliance Church:
Café – Community – Development
What’s on this week at The Bridge Café Raleigh:
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Tuesday, September 29
6:00pm – 7:00pm Come to the Table Dinner
Thursday, October 1
8:30am – 11:30am The Bridge Café Open
9:30am-10:30am Community Breakfast
Saturday, October 3
8:00am – 12:00pm Buffaloe Road Produce
Tuesday, October 5
6:00pm – 7:00pm Come to the Table Dinner
Thursday, October 8
8:30am – 11:30am The Bridge Café Open
9:30am-10:30am Community Breakfast
Saturday, October 10
8:00am – 12:00pm Buffaloe Road Produce
Tuesday, October 12
6:00pm – 7:00pm Come to the Table Dinner
Thursday, October 15
8:30am – 11:30am The Bridge Café Open
9:30am-10:30am Community Breakfast
Saturday, October 17
8:00am – 12:00pm Buffaloe Road Produce
Tuesday, October 19
6:00pm – 7:00pm Come to the Table Dinner
Wednesday, October 21
9:30am – 11:30am Card Games with Vicki – LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR
Thursday, October 22
8:30am – 11:30am The Bridge Café Open
9:30am-10:30am Community Breakfast
1:00pm – 3:00pm Card Games with Vicki NO MEETING TODAY
Saturday, October 24 – LAST PRODUCE DAY OF THE YEAR
8:00am – 12:00pm Buffaloe Road Produce
Tuesday, October 27
1:00pm – 3:00pm Simply Elegant – Make Christmas Decorations
6:00pm – 7:00pm Come to the Table Dinner
Thursday, October 29
8:30am – 11:30am The Bridge Café Open
9:30am-10:30am Community Breakfast
Tuesday, November 3
6:00pm – 7:00pm Come to the Table Dinner
Thursday, November 5
8:30am – 11:30am The Bridge Café Open
9:30am-10:30am Community Breakfast
Buffaloe Road Produce – Saturdays
At Buffaloe Road Produce, we’re offering fresh produce from the Farmer’s Market at bargain prices from 8:00 a.m. – Noon Saturdays. It’s a great way to meet others in your neighborhood. Find us outside First Alliance Church and come say hello!
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Make Christmas Crafts! Tuesday, October 27th
Simply Elegant Christmas Crafts – Tuesday, October 27 from 1:00 – 3:00 in the Education Building at First Alliance Church, 4400 Buffaloe Road.. Make as many Christmas ornaments as you want for a $2.00 donation. Come for fun while creating Christmas decor. There will be a sign-up sheet in the foyer of First Alliance Church. Contact Vicki Strayer 919 523 6218 or at grammie10.vs@gmail.com
Come to the Table dinners – Tuesdays at the Bridge Café at 6:00 PM
Our popular “Come to the Table” dinners are every Tuesday through November 17. All are welcome to join their neighbors for a homemade soup, salad, bread and dessert meal at First Alliance Church’s Bridge Café on 4400 Buffaloe Road, Raleigh. Suggested donation of $4.
During and after dinner we’ll have opportunity to engage in focused table discussions to help us get to know each other better.
If you’d like to help cook or clean up, there’s a sign up sheet in the foyer.
The Bridge Café
The Bridge Café at First Alliance Church is open Thursdays from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. including the weekly Community Breakfast at 9:30 a.m. (All welcome! Homecooked meal for $4 and meet new friends!) Other days the Café and First Alliance are open for special events.
Card Playing with Vicki – Wednesday, October 21st – LAST CARD GAMES MEETING OF THE YEAR
Do you enjoy playing card games? Our card playing hostess Vicki Strayer is back at the Bridge Café — and will meet on Wednesday October 21st from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Come learn a new card game or share a favorite!
All are welcome to join friends or meet new ones at this card playing event. For more information contact Vicki Strayer at 919-523-6218 or email grammie10.vs@gmail.com
NOTE: This will be the LAST card playing event for 2026. (NO card party on Oct 29th.) However, Vicki hopes to restart her twice monthly game times in 2027 if there is interest for the new year.
Story Weavers Writing Club – Open to All – NO WRITERS CLUB MEETING IN OCTOBER – NEXT MEETING IS IN NOVERMBER
The Story Weavers Writing Club meets one Saturday a month at the Bridge Café – from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. All are welcome! We want to encourage each other in whatever form of writing we each are excited about: children’s books, novels, articles, poetry, blogs, dramatic stories, and more. This is a fun, relaxed gathering that meets every other Saturday. For more information contact Lillian Ferrarini at 919-744-5201 or Virginia Espina-Laboy at 786-417-5565.
Community Breakfast at The Bridge Café! Thursday Mornings at 9:30
Join us every Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. in the Bridge Café for a Community Breakfast for only $4 per person. Enjoy home-cooked hot and cold treats, freshly roasted coffee and a chance to meet your neighbors on Buffaloe Road. Free Wifi. All ages welcome!
We’re located in the entrance to First Alliance Church at 4400 Buffaloe Road, Raleigh, NC.
Food Pantry in the parking lot of the Bridge Café
Did you know about the Community Food Pantry at 4400 Buffaloe Road? (in parking lot of First Alliance Church). It was started by neighborhood residents Allison & Brandon DeLucca with the help of Dan Rothra, Kent Hoffman and Nora Hoffman (all in the photo) as a service to our neighborhood.
The Pantry is open 24/7 with the motto “Take What You Need – Leave What You Can.” It operates solely on the generosity of the Buffaloe Road community and First Alliance Church.
If you wish to donate non-perishable food or small toiletry items, you can leave them inside the pantry cupboard – or deliver to the Bridge Café (entrance to First Alliance Church) Thursday (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.) or Sunday (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
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The Bridge Café on Buffaloe at First Alliance Church:
Café – Community – Development
Hours of Operation:
Thursday mornings 8:30am to 11:30am